I for one, will miss spider-phrankQuote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
Printable View
I for one, will miss spider-phrankQuote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
My goal is to load something this weekend to test this.Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
And my idea was to start with all of the Feather-types that I don't use - having settled on the DX Folding as my Feather of choice.
So we can help a great cause and find a good home for some of that gear that we don't use.
Stay tuned...
https://us.movember.com/mospace/
I'm in.
And it begins.
This was the first time I've loaded anything on the SRP site - thanks for the patience.
I was going to set the time shorter to try and work out the kinks - the end date is loaded to 15 days.
And I will try to load a BIN also.
Don't be shy...your input, comments, adds and bids are welcome...
Let's get ready to Mo...
Do you have a direct link, so we can get to it sooner?Quote:
Originally Posted by MJC
Thanks for the note...Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
You should (famous last words) be able to to to the link by clicking on Classifieds and then Movember Auction.
If you mean BIN or Buy It Now, I did not set that up on this add, was going to try it on the next one.
And I am going to see if I can edit the end date to 7 NOV.
Comments and input appreciated.
Could you add a descriotion, shavette, takes DE bladesQuote:
Originally Posted by MJC
I've got a question about the "Move" challenge. I would like to connect to Movember for the month, to more easily log the exercise I already get. The pedometer app I use on my android phone is not one of the very few listed as being able to connect/sync with Movember :(.
Which of the pedometer apps linked with Movember would y'all recommend?
Do you have experience with it?
Having a Samsung Galaxy S3, there is a pedometer chip already built in to my phone! I've tried a few different pedometer apps, and they are not all created equal. I think one of the biggest problems is that many of them rely too much on GPS signal, rather than accelerometer mathematical calculations :rant:.
Google Fit, for example, was woefully inaccurate in regards to distance. The steps counted may have been in the ballpark, but the distance recorded worked out to taking steps of only 6"-10" apart (at work, where jogging from one machine to the next is the norm for me)! It also was a resource hog that drained my battery.
The pedometer app I use now is great, IMHO. I can actually watch the counter tick up as I take steps, which is greatly reassuring. It also lets you adjust sensitivity, your biometric info like height, weight, stride length, and you can even enter data for a previous day. I especially like that it doesn't require internet access to work, and does not use GPS at all! The only thing it needs a network permission for is the in-app ads (it is free, after all). There is also minimal impact on battery life. Developer is Tayutau.
Anyway. I'll stop waxing idiotic. I look forward to your thoughtful responses!
I do not a think that there is an application that will sync with movember, you'll still have to manualy enter your move in November.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawler
Maybe you have to visit their site through "mobile", as 99% of my internet use is from my phone. But when I scroll down, then click on the "Move" tab, it gives an option to "agree and connect" a fitness tracker. There aren't a lot of options for what trackers you can connect. I can't really take screenshots with my phone, otherwise I'd just show you. Lol.
I am looking at the mobile app and do not have that option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawler
Is the fitness device already synced to your phone? Is it on?
What connection options do you have
Not the Movember app; their website! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by whoever
http://straightrazorpalace.com/class...cat.php?cat=15Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
Crawler, I see that Strava links to Movember but unfortunately it does recognize steps. If you can convert steps into metres/kilometres and you are prepared to manually add the daily activity, then create a profile in Strava and link it.
I still have to manually enter data. But thanks for moving me to walk more:rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawler
@Ed , do we need pictures like last year?
There is no comp this year so not really, unless you want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
Ohh, all right. I'll try to restrain myself , I hate selfies :beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
Might as well update my Movember photo...
Attachment 248866
Nice incident counter, where did u get it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawler
Nice incident counter. Where did you get it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawler
I'll use last yezrs pic, font wanna scare anyone away
Uhh double pisted
The wood plaque was bought at Hobby Lobby; found with the unfinished wood things. SWMBO painted what you see, using chalkboard paint for the black base color.Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
As promised, off with the lip!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZqE_l5AkCg
This year, I bled again.
Cheers men!
Well, I'm in again!
I actually considered giving it a miss this year as I sensed folks in my circle were suffering a bit from donation fatigue. But then I saw that I've raised over $1100 since 2011, and figured that's worth keeping going. :)
http://mobro.co/gooner
I just mowed down my face for Movember. It was quite a pleasurable shave and when I was all finished up I started thinking about why I decided to participate this year. This will be a long post but I'm sure many of you will find it very interesting.
My motivation for Movember is my grandfather. He was the greatest husband, father, grandfather, and friend to those that knew him best. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but by the time they found it, it had spread to his bones. He was part of the "old school", doctors are the enemy crowd. I think he felt that doctors just want money and they diagnose and prescribe medicine just to make money. Had he sought help sooner, he would most likely still be here today.
He was born in Russia pre communism. The caste system was in place before the Bolshevik Revolution, and he was a Count. Im not entirely sure what that meant, but it was up there in the social class. When he was young the country collapsed. His family fled the country on foot, taking ony what they could carry with them. They made a new life in France.
When WWII was wrapping up, he was 15 years old and was fluent in Russian, German, Italian, French, and English. The Allies had a hard time getting all the misplaced people going to the right trains, buses etc, and he was able to help them by using his linguistics. Eventually he made it to the states in the early 50's, but that in itself presented a problem for him. The Communism scare was huge at this time. His last name was Voyekov, which screamed communist. His mother had remarried, and taken the last name Codoley, which they had hyphenated to be Codoley-Voyekov. So when he became an American he dropped his last name, and took Codoley, one which he had no blood connection to whatsoever, just to prevent himself from being scrutinized as a Communist.
In 1958, when my dad was a newborn, he was drafted into the Army. Not long after he completed training, he received orders to Korea. His CO was a Japanese American Colonel. He told him his life story, and how he had helped the Allies in France after the war, and his orders were changed to send him to Europe instead of Korea.
After his service was done with, he was recruited by the CIA. Unfortunately, he still had family members outside of the US which prevented him from getting the security clearances necessary to work for the CIA. He ended up getting a job with Naval Intelligence. He spent most of the 60's and 70's training dolphins and seals to alert the Navy of underwater mines. He spent 38 years there before retiring.
The person I am today was largely influenced by my grandfather. He was an avid fisherman, camper, competitive shooter, HAM radio operator, model airplane flyer, and motorcycle rider. He was there when I shot my first gun, took me on my first camping trip, took me on my first motorcycle ride, helped me catch my first fish, let me fly his RC airplanes, and let me pull the lever on the reloading machine when making his own .45 ACP ammo.
I'm sure I left out some of the amazing things he accomplished in his life, but I think you get the idea of why I looked up to him so much. Sorry for the long post and hopefully it doesn't sound like i rambled on forever. Now lets get out there and raise awareness for the issues men are facing today. If you aren't feeling "normal", GO TO THE DOCTOR!
Fun Fact, I only know of 9 people with my last name.
Attachment 248918Attachment 248919
Great story, thanks for sharing!
So, your grandpa worked with the EOD Dolphins? He was THAT guy! Awesome!!! I've seen a few documentaries about those programs. Pretty neat stuff.
Fluent in how many languages? Lol, I guess human speech wasn't challenging enough for him anymore. I bet he could shave with a SR in his sleep... in the back of a C-130... and still get BBS in spite of mid-flight turbulence!
I don't have much memory of my grandpa, due to an erratic living situation after my parents split. Though I can't recall him being physically violent, there was a silver lining to the strokes he suffered near the end of his life. They had silenced him, and he was no longer able to spew vitriol towards my grandma. I'm not glad he had the strokes, I'm just glad she didn't have to suffer his unnecessary verbal abuse anymore :shrug:.
I wish I could have met yours, Prodigy.
Signed in for another year....
http://mobro.co/jonathangaudet424
I see MJC has already raised a fistful of dollars. :)
I'm holding a couple of raffles on a SA wet-shaving forum and have already had a great response.
@MJC , Thank you, for the contribution
@ MikeB52 - thanks for the donation Skipper! :tu
Hey guys, let's try and spread the word about the auctions in the classifieds. I think we still have a lot of members unaware. I personally have a very nice brush in there. All proceeds are donated to movember.
So had my first "proper" shave this morning and now have a 'Mo that can be seen. :)
My shaving raffle on a SA Forum is going quite well and I've managed to raise a couple of bob.
I am up to shave 3 i think, #1 was nearly a disaster because i almost shaved off 1/2 my mo
I did a new announcement yesterday so hopefully that will increase trafficQuote:
Originally Posted by prodigy
Ooh no, Lemmy missing 1/2 inch of a moQuote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
Not this year, just the mo. Would have had to make it into a toothbrush mo, which i simply dont think i could wearQuote:
Originally Posted by whoever
Three shaves in, and my friendly lip warmer is slowly coming back!
:tu
Thanks for the donation phrank! Much appreciated teammate!
Had a couple of successful raffles for shaving gear on our local wet-shaving forum.
Meant to get in here weeks ago, but life's been crazy.
Back for my fifth mo-year.
http://mobro.co/jamesmanstacheteam
Peace,
Jim
